South
East Asia's FIRST EVER Mega Escape Live!
A Mega Escape is defined as a spectacular complex escape stunt that is performed in an iconic location, surrounded by a live large audience and in an uncontrolled environment. The legendary Harry Houdini built his legacy on such stunts.
Widely acknowledged by the media as
In front of an expected live audience of 5000 people, Ning will attempt to escape from a device called “The Impalement Cage”, a steel cage with a bed of 13 stainless steel spikes, timed to crash down on her in 90 seconds.
What makes this particular stunt so different from any other
escape of its kind is the fact that it will be attempted in full view of the
surrounded live audience, with no covers, curtains, shields or boxes of
any kind. This has never ever been done before!
The
audience will witness her complex escape step-by-step with no tricks or
illusions.
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Such
a live escape of this nature has never before been
attempted before in South East Asia and Ning’s stunt follows
in the footsteps
of fellow illusionist J C Sum’s “Impossible
Teleportation” mega illusion, held
last August, where he teleported up 50 stories of the OUB Centre, in 5
seconds,
in front of over 9000 people. That mega illusion was a major success
and made
news headlines worldwide.
Ning, who was called “the sexiest women in magic” by MagicSeen and also graced 6 pages of FHM Singapore in the December 2007 issue, is excited about the mega escape and is cautiously optimistic: “This escape is not a
magic trick. It is legitimately
dangerous on many levels. While we will plan for every contingency; due
to the
complex nature of this live stunt, any small hiccup can cause this
escape to
fail, with dire consequences. But I’m excited and privileged
to be able to take
on this challenge. Being
a woman in
a male-dominated industry, this is a chance to prove that females need
not
always play passive, cutesy or submissive roles. This mega escape goes against magic tradition, where female magicians are typically expected to perform ‘girly’ magic with colourful scarves, fans, rings, flowers or white bunnies. But then again, ‘Magic Babe’ is no ordinary female magician! Audiences of today are ready and, in fact, embrace strong female characters that are still feminine. Just think of Angelina Jolie’s characters in Tomb Raider or Mr. & Mrs. Smith. |
Ning will begin training for the stunt from 1 May 2008 and her regime will include strength and flexibility training as well as honing her lock-picking skills.
Designer
of the mega escape & Ning’s on-stage partner, illusionist J C Sum,
highlights why this stunt will set a new benchmark in magic in
“This particular mega escape is different
from anything ever done in
In addition, anytime you see an escape of
this nature, the magician is always hidden from view behind a cloth screen or
curtain; this is to protect the magic secret. In this improved evolved
presentation of such of a stunt, Ning will be attempting the escape in
full-view of the audience at all times, atop of a multi-tiered center stage in a
spiked steel cage, 14ft above ground.”
Organizers of the stunt, The Arena, are thrilled to spearhead this landmark feat. Mike Lim, Director for The Arena Entertainment Pte Ltd says:
“The
mega escape
by Ning is an example of The Arena's desire to create innovative live
entertainment experiences in